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I accomplish afterwards as a devotee (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

idolater

'a devotee' is the definition.
(someone devoted to idols)

'i accomplish afterwards' is the wordplay.
'accomplish' becomes 'do' (doing is a kind of accomplishing).
'afterwards' becomes 'later' (synonyms).
'i'+'do'+'later'='IDOLATER'

'as' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for idolater that I've seen before include "devotee" , "Person who worships graven images" , "great admirer" , "I'm devoted to my image" , "I love a religious image" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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